Bulldogs Continue Competition on Day Two at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHA – The Bulldogs had their
busiest day of the Penn Relays on Friday, competing in four field
events and three relays. The Penn Relays were an opportunity for a
select group of Bulldogs to race at one of the most renowned track
and field events in the U.S., and several of them took some of the
top spots in their divisions.

Freshman Mike Levine placed third in the
Championship division of the discus, coming through with a huge PR
of 54.41m to pass his previous best by over nine feet. Senior
David Smith also competed in the Eastern division
of the shot put, placing 21st with a throw of 14.61m.
Senior Eric DePalo made an impressive fifth-place
finish in the Eastern division of the pole vault with a mark of
4.80m. In the long jump, senior Reynolds Holmes
also competed in the Eastern division and placed 20th
with a jump of 6.78m.

The relay teams also ran several top performances. In their
first race of the outdoor season, the distance medley relay took
fifth in the college men's division with seniors Chris
Labosky and Remi Ray, sophomore
Conor Dooney and freshman Chris
Ramsey running for the Bulldogs. Their time of 9:50.44
also beat fellow Ivy League schools UPenn and Dartmouth. The 4x100
meter relay team of Holmes, junior Marty Evans,
junior Chris Stanley and sophomore Matt
Bieszard placed sixth in their heat and 37th
overall out of 87 teams in the college men's division (42.22), only
five spots away from qualifying for the College final on Saturday.
Evans, Stanley and Bieszard came back later in the day along with
senior David Soiles to place fourth in the
Heptagonal section of the 4x400-meter relay, which is reserved for
Ivy League schools. The team ran 3:18.74 to beat Brown and
Dartmouth.

The rest of the team will compete at home on Sunday at the
Yale Springtime Invitational before training for Heptagonals
Championships on May 8-9.